Electric-lighting device.



C. WHEELER.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEVICE. APPLIoATIon FILED SEPT. 1'1, 1907.

904,467. Patented N0v.17,19o8.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE WHEELER, a citizen of the United States, resident of Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Electric-Lighting Devices, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the" invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated ap lying that principle, so as to distinguish it ii'om other inventions,

This invention relates to improvements in a device which is adapted for use either as an electric lamp or as a cigar lighter, or in other words, to a convertible electric lamp or cigar lighter, and while it is more especially intended to be used in connection with automobiles for furnishing a light for the purpose of examining the mechanism of the machine in case of repairs or adjustment of its parte, and to enable a smoker to light a 'u r whiie the automobile is in rapid motion or otherwise,yet it is applicabie for use a cigar lighter on the counters of cigar stores or other places, and as a portable electric lamp to be used for any desired purpose and in any suitable connection; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the con struction, novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a device which can be readily convertedfrom an electric lamp into a cigar lighter, or vice versa, which shall be simple and inexpensive'. in construction, strong, vdurable and effective inoperation, and so ma de that its parts may be readily assembled for use either as an' illuminant or lamp, or as an igniting device for cigars and the like.

he annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail, certain mechanism embodying the invention, Ehe disclosed means constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

In said annexeddrawing-Figure l is a perspective view of a lighting device emranged for use as a cigar lighter'. is a greatly enlarged through the; front portion of the device. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on Fig. 2

ROCHESTER, NEW" YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY TO METAL SPECIALTIES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPO- Speciication of Letters Patent.` Appleman mea september 17, 1907. serial No. 398,418.

I the bodying my invention, showing its parts aris interposed between axial sectional view PATENT oEEicE.

MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS,

ELEUTRIC-LIGHTIN G DEVICE Patented Nov. 17, 190s.

line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4L is a similar view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of the front portion of the device, showing an electric lamp provided with a reiiector connected thereto.

Like numerals of reference, refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawing.

The reference numeral 10 designates the body or hand piece of the lighting device, which may be made of any suitable size, form and material, but preferably c lindrical in shape and of wood or hard ru ber. This body or hand piece is provided with a longitudinal bore ll, which is divided near its front end by means of a transverse partii l tion l2, thus forming two compartments 13 and 14; of the bore for the reception and operation of the various parts of the device, as will be hereinafter explained. Located in I the compartment le of the bore ll is an ini ternal screw -threaded metallic socket l which rests at its inner end on a suitable block or plug 16 interposed betweeen said socket and the front surface of the partition' 12, as is clearly shown in F ig. 2 of the draw-- ing. rIhis plug' and the partition l2 are apertured for the reception of a terminal 1T, to one end of which is connected one of the conductors 18 which are extended through the rear end of the hand piece forwardly, l andare connected at their-other ends to l battery or other source of electric supply. i rihe other conductor 18 is also extended l through suitable openings in the partition l2 l and lock or plug 16, so as to contact or be electrically connected at its front end with the metallic socket 15, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Located in the socket l5 is a stem or stub shaft of aremovable cup 19, which is provided its wall with a push-button 20 to co-act with a contact spring 2l which is locate-d in the cup, as vshown in Figs. l.2 and 4 of the drawing. The stem of the cup 19 consists of an externally screw-threaded nietallic portion 2L, which is hollow andl of suitable length to extend near the bottom of socketl l5 when screwed therein, and of insulating material 23, such as liber, which the screw-threaded extension 22 and a metallic rod 24, usually of brass, which ro'd has in' its front end a screw-threaded socket 25, and its other 0r rear end exposed to contact with the terminal 17 to which one of the conductors is attached.

Removably located in the cup-19 is an igniter carrying cup 26, which has its front end open and its rear end closed by means of a disk or plate 27, of fiber or other suitable material, which plate or disk is centrally apertured `for the reception of a screw-bolt or pin 2S, which is flattened to prevent it turning in said disk whensaid pin or bolt is screwed into the socket-25 ofthe metallic rod 24. The pin or bolt 28 extends forwardly through the disk 27, and is provi-ded in its forward end with a 'slot 29 for the rcception and retention of one end of the igniting wire 30, which is convolute and of any suitable material, and has. its other end secured in the slot 31 of a metallic post 32 which is extended through the disk 27 so as to project beyond each of its surfaces and so that its inner portion may be in position to be impinged against or contacted with by the contactspring 21 when pressure is applied to the push button 20 of the cup 19.

` Located within the igniter carrying cup 26 is a disk or late 33, of lavite orl other suitable materia, which is formed with a. central opening forl the reception of the pin or bolt 28 and also with an opening near its periphery, through which is extended the :front portion of the post 32, which portion, as before stated, is slotted and holds one end of the igniting wire. Upon the disk 33 is an asbestos plate 34 upon which the igniting wire 30 lies. Resting on the disk 33 and externally of the wire 30 is a perforated disk, of mica or other suitable lnaterial 35, over which is laid a perforated disk 36, of very thin steel, the perforations of which register with those of the disk 35, of mica. The steel or metallic disk 36 is employed to protect the mica disk in the operation of lighting cigars, thus renderingit more durable.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawing it will be seen and clearly understood that when the parts are assembled as above described and the conductors 18 are in electric communication with a gen-- erator, by pressing on the push button 20 the contact spring will be forced into contact with the post 32, thus completing the circuit so that the wire 30 will become heated to a high degree, .when by applying the end' of a cigar to the perforated plate 36, it may be ignited.-

'In order to convert the device so that it may be used as an illuminant, the cups 19 and 26 are removed from the socket 15, when an electric bulb 37 of the ordinary or any preferred construction, may be screwed into the 'socket 15 in lieu of the stem 24: of the outer cup, when the circuit will be completed in a well known way and a lamp thereby provided.

cigar lighter in strong winds or during the The bulb 37 may be provided with a refiector 38 of any suitable size and material which is preferably located around the nec of the bulb, as is shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The disk 36 may be held invplac within the cup 26. by means of an annular washer 39, or otherwise,

It will be yobvious from the above description that by constructing a device according to my invention, a very simple and effective apparatus is afforded for use as a rapid progress of anv automobile, or otherwise, Ior as a lamp in a portable and handy form, and it is also apparent that the apparatus is susceptible of considerable modification without material departure from the principles and spirit of the invention, and for this reason I do not desire to be understood to be limiting myself to the precise form and arrangement of the severalparts herein set forth in carrying out my invention in practice. 'I l Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed, instead of the one explained and change may be made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means covered by any one of the following claims be employed.

I, therefore, particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l. In an electric lighting device, the combination with a hollow hand-piece, of a metallic socket and a terminal located in one end thereof, conductors extending into the hand-piece and electrically connected at one of their ends to said terminal and socket and in communication with an electric supply, a removable cup having a stem consisting of a socketed central rod or piece adapted to contact with said terminal, insulating material surrounding said rod and a screwthreaded tubular metallic portion surroundingsaid insulating material and adapted to engage said first-named socket, a contact spring located in said cup, a push-button extended through the Wall of the cup to coact with said spring, an igniter-carryingcup removably located in the first-named cup and having means centrally located therein to engage the socket of the stem of the first-named cup, a post located in the. ignitercup near the aforesaid contact spring, and an igniting wire secured at one of its. ends to said post and electrically connected at its other end to said centrally located means. n

2. In an electric lighting device, the combination with a hollow hand-piece, of a metallic socket and a terminal located in one end thereof, conductors extending into the hand-piece and electrically connected at one of their ends to said terminal and socket and in communication with an electric supply, a removable cup having a stem consisting of socketed. central rod orpiece adapted to contact with said terminal, msulating material surrounding saidrod and a screwthreaded tubular metallic portion surround- 'ing said'insulating material and adapted to engage said first-named socket, a contact spring located 1n said cup, a push-button extended through thewall of the cup to co-act with saidls'prm an igniter-carrying-cup removably located in the first-named cup and having means centrally located therein to engage the socket of the stem o f the firstnamed cup, a post located in the igniter-ciip near the aforesaid contact spring, an igniting wire secured at one of its ends to said post and electrically connected at its other end to said centrally located means, and a perforated disk of mica located and supported externally of said wire.

3. In an electric lighting device, the combination with a hollow hand-piece, of a metallic socket` and a terminal located in one end thereof, conductors extending into the hand-piece andelectrically connected at one ci their ends to said terminal and socket and in communication with anlelectric supply, a removable cup having a stem consisting of a socketed central rod or piece adapted to Contact with said terminal, insulating material surrounding said rod and screwthreaded tubular metallic portion surrounding said insulating material and adapted to engage said tiret-named socket, a contact located in said cup, a push-button e2;-

through the Wall of z e cup to (3c-act said pring, an igniter-carrying-cup rebly located in the first-named cup and 'fing means centrally located therein to eno'age the socket of the stein of the firstnamed tp, a post located in the igniter-cup near tne aforesaidv contact spring, an igniting wire secured at one of its ends to said post and electrically connected at its other and to said centrally located means, a perforated disk of mica located and supported exernally of said wire, and a erforated disk )i steel located externally ci) the mica disk 1nd having its perforations in register with hose of the mica disk.

The combination of a tubular handgiece equipped near one end with a central netallic terminal and with an annular connected with said threaded terminal,l conductors extendin into the other end of said hand-piece and terminals, and an i inter, comprising a metal cup removablgy connected with said annular terminal'and, a central terminal insulatingly carried by said cup and contactingwith said first-named termlnal, and a resistance coil in said cup and connected with said metal cup and with the central terminal carried thereb 5. The combination of a tubular handpiece equipped with a central terminal and an annular terminal aording a socket, an igniter comprising a metal cup having a tubular shank, a central insulated terminal carried therein, and a resistance coil in and connected with said cup and also connected with said last-named terminal, and a lamp having a stem adapted to ft in said socket, said igniter and lamp being interchangeably mounted, for the purpose set forth.

6. A tubular hand-piece, an annular threaded terminal, a certain insulated terminal, conductors extending through one end of said hand-piece and connected with said terminals, a device equipped with a resistance coil and having a stem received by saidannular terminal and laving, also, a central terminal contacting with said second-named terminal, a yielding circuitcloser occupying a normally open position, and a laterally projecting thumb-piece ser"- in to move said circuit-doser.

.4. The combination wit-ii having an annular terminal a tdisposed terminal, of a metal cup tubular stem received by said ann; minal, a central termina ins ilatingly mounted the stem of said metal cup, a refractory Clisi; in said cup having central perforation receiving said last-named terminal, a post connected with the bottom of said cup and projecting through said refractory disk, and a resistance coil said cup connected with said last-named terminal and with said post.

Signed by me this 3d 1907.

day of September,

CLARENCE WHEELER. Attested by:

C. S. BRADT, J. T. FISE.

han d-piecevv Correction inv Letters Patent No. 904,467,

It ie hereby certified that in Lettere Patent No. 904,467, greeted November 17, 190s,-

upon the application of Clarence Wheeler, of Rochester, New York, for an improvement in Electric-Lighting Devices, an error appears the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 75A, page 3, the word certain should read amiral; and that the said Letters Patent should beJ read with kthis correction therein that the same mayl conform to the record of ythe case in the Patent Oce.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of December, A. D., 1908.. [SEAL] i c. c. BILLINGS,

Acting Commssonenof Patente. 

